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he is not handing john boehner a victory. in a certain sense he is because he is elevating john boehner to the power of the presidency by having 1-on-1 conversations and it feeds john boehner an end which is why he is no longer doing anything but john boehner doesn't get a win out of that. obama gets the win because he gets to come out and see what a bipartisan guy i am. i was in a room with these folks and we had a nice conversation and told him he was a jackass and i threw him out. but a bipartisan guy i am. it isn't over. is the inaugural was we're going to reach out to the other side and make things, if things don't happen then that is their fault. thank you for that bipartisanship but he is smart, understands the tactic, something we ought to be doing at the same time, and the victories that mean nothing. is fine. you can do that and not feel bad about it. there is the ninth point, to try to reverse the larry of staff as possible in a situation. when i was on with peers peers is the host, i am against. within two minutes
he is not handing john boehner a victory. in a certain sense he is because he is elevating john boehner to the power of the presidency by having 1-on-1 conversations and it feeds john boehner an end which is why he is no longer doing anything but john boehner doesn't get a win out of that. obama gets the win because he gets to come out and see what a bipartisan guy i am. i was in a room with these folks and we had a nice conversation and told him he was a jackass and i threw him out. but a...
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would be minority leader boehner. these guys came and not beholden by any means to leadership and made it clear from the outset that they were not just going to be told to fall into line. the real problem for modeled this republican leadership, but to prove to be the case if the democrats regain power is that the enforcement tools of yesteryear are indeed of yesteryear, since it earmarks have now been banned, since the blogosphere you can turn somebody into an instant martyr by stripping them of their committee assignments. it's very, very hard to use a stake in addition to a kerry. there's a .. of my book i referred to after the debt ceiling fiasco of the summer of 2011 when they came back in yet another conjuring resolution used to fund the government and the obama administration had passed a budget was coming up. the republican leadership believed they couldn't use the vote in fact there are members voted against it. the appropriations committee, which designed these continuous solutions and all other spending bill
would be minority leader boehner. these guys came and not beholden by any means to leadership and made it clear from the outset that they were not just going to be told to fall into line. the real problem for modeled this republican leadership, but to prove to be the case if the democrats regain power is that the enforcement tools of yesteryear are indeed of yesteryear, since it earmarks have now been banned, since the blogosphere you can turn somebody into an instant martyr by stripping them...
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so speaker boehner once again decided to forego the hastert rule. that's how they got the sandy emergency aid bill passed. look again at the votes. republican "yes" votes for the disaster bill: 49. republican "no" votes for that bill: 179. that bill was dead on arrival under the hastert rule. the republican caucus couldn't support it, wouldn't support it, and we would be without any help now if they followed the hastert rule. on the democratic side, what was the vote on the hurricane sandy bill? 192 yes votes to 1 no vote. the final count, 241 ayes, 180 nays, the bill passed, but about three quarters of the support came from democratic votes. if the speaker had imposed the hastert rule, not only would we be off the fiscal cliff, but we'd have failed at providing disaster relief for hurricane sandy. the only reason that these critical pieces of legislation avoided the fate of the highway bill, of the farm bill, is that the speaker didn't follow the hastert rule. he couldn't follow the hastert rule because he wouldn't have been able to pass legislatio
so speaker boehner once again decided to forego the hastert rule. that's how they got the sandy emergency aid bill passed. look again at the votes. republican "yes" votes for the disaster bill: 49. republican "no" votes for that bill: 179. that bill was dead on arrival under the hastert rule. the republican caucus couldn't support it, wouldn't support it, and we would be without any help now if they followed the hastert rule. on the democratic side, what was the vote on the...
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it's the bill that speaker boehner asked me to get out of this senate, and we did that. that bill he needs to allow the house of representatives to vote, it would pass by a huge margin. that bill would fund all the priorities i've talked about to protect both our economy and our national security. a senate's clean bill to reopen the government, the one the speaker said he wanted me to get out of here, and i did it, and it was not easy. we've been waiting a week, but the speaker could end this government shutdown before they go home for sunday. it was the speaker's intention all along to pass a clean continuing resolution. i believe that. but instead he was waylaid by this tea party-driven nonsense in the house of representatives. he's even refused to allow a vote on a bill that he proposed. listen to this. republican congressman charles dent said last night -- quote -- "i believe it is imperative we have a clean funding bill to fund the government. that was the intent of the republican leadership all along, but obviously there were a few dozen folks in the house republic
it's the bill that speaker boehner asked me to get out of this senate, and we did that. that bill he needs to allow the house of representatives to vote, it would pass by a huge margin. that bill would fund all the priorities i've talked about to protect both our economy and our national security. a senate's clean bill to reopen the government, the one the speaker said he wanted me to get out of here, and i did it, and it was not easy. we've been waiting a week, but the speaker could end this...
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you suppose boehner is crying by now? [laughter] mr. burr: we have all made new friends in congress. not a day goes by, not a day, that i don't miss my good friend, tom coburn. i have his nameplate in my office from the intel committee to remind me the lessons that tom gave all of us and for the example he set as a member of the senate. now, from that class of 1994, only three of us are left -- roger, lindsey, and me. and my time is short. the contract with america created a new majority. newt gingrich and frank luntz crafted our message to the american people. we came with a commitment not to leave for 100 days until we started to change the course of american government. then this seemed like a small sacrifice fora transformation -- for a transformation i saw as imminent. we worked day and night before we found the bathroom or permanent housing. every member had a different story and reason for running but we were elected to fix congress. being one out of 435 members has a sobering impact. for many, our new committee assignments taugh
you suppose boehner is crying by now? [laughter] mr. burr: we have all made new friends in congress. not a day goes by, not a day, that i don't miss my good friend, tom coburn. i have his nameplate in my office from the intel committee to remind me the lessons that tom gave all of us and for the example he set as a member of the senate. now, from that class of 1994, only three of us are left -- roger, lindsey, and me. and my time is short. the contract with america created a new majority. newt...
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of course boehner had a cigarette and they put the cigarette in the ashtray away from the picture. but they haven't closed the deal on the personal relations and that's a shame. i think somebody said this month during your breakfast, you should sponsor a weekly dinner between obama and honor and everyone would agree to pay for it and let them talk and get to know each other. [inaudible] >> john collingwood. that's right. what do you think? [inaudible] [laughter] >> a special round? well, you know it's a personal relationships, when john was the sba spokesman, he was often not helpful, but you could always talk to him and get him on the phone and if you have a good story, he would confirm it by laughing. a deep laugh that you run the right track. no laughter meant no. >> overlooks lake the tide is going against republicans. >> well, i think in the short political terms, yes. the polling shows republicans will be blamed. but remember, this is the obama era. it's going to go down in his economy. i asked people, who was speaker of the house during the great depression when roosevelt wa
of course boehner had a cigarette and they put the cigarette in the ashtray away from the picture. but they haven't closed the deal on the personal relations and that's a shame. i think somebody said this month during your breakfast, you should sponsor a weekly dinner between obama and honor and everyone would agree to pay for it and let them talk and get to know each other. [inaudible] >> john collingwood. that's right. what do you think? [inaudible] [laughter] >> a special round?...
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they have been saying that all along, and the thinking among democrats is, well, boehner doesn't like this now, but if we get this through the senate, maybe he'll change his mind because there's more pressure from some of his senate republican colleagues. a while ago, it was not even the senate would do this, and i was saying there's no chance this is going to happen, so it makes me red sent to say boehner would change his mind even though it seems up likely. >> you wrote a story about how people feel about up employment benefits. what's that about? >> caller: well, we're a news bs -- website and notice people googled the term "unemployment extension," and we checked google analytics, a thing anyone can do, and we saw that people are searching for the terms "unemployment extension," and "unemployment extension 2014" more, and the interest spiked? january and steadily rising since then, and our theory is this really reflects up employed people trying to find out through the news what's going op and whether they might ever be able to, in fact, extract some checks they have been missing,
they have been saying that all along, and the thinking among democrats is, well, boehner doesn't like this now, but if we get this through the senate, maybe he'll change his mind because there's more pressure from some of his senate republican colleagues. a while ago, it was not even the senate would do this, and i was saying there's no chance this is going to happen, so it makes me red sent to say boehner would change his mind even though it seems up likely. >> you wrote a story about...
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in other words, boehner would have a merlot, and obama would chew nicorette. >> you point outside in the book somehow when they took the official photo, both of those vanished. >> yes. they had iced tea there for obama. of course, boehner had his seg represent, and they put the cigarette in the ashtray away for the picture, but they have not closed the deal on the personal relations, and that's a shame. i think if somebody, instead of sponsoring your breakfast and all, sponsor a weekly dinner between obama and boehner and everyone would agree to pay for it and let them just talk and get to know each other and see, you know, it's -- >> how much -- >> oh, that's right. what do you think? >> i think that's a great idea. [inaudible] a special room. >> i'm not sure -- [inaudible] >> yeah, okay, but, well, you know, but, i, you know, personal relationships, when john was the fbi spokensman, he was not helpful, but you could talk to him, get him on the phone, and if you had a good story, he'd confirm it by laughing, a deep laugh meant you were on the right track. no laughter meant no. [laug
in other words, boehner would have a merlot, and obama would chew nicorette. >> you point outside in the book somehow when they took the official photo, both of those vanished. >> yes. they had iced tea there for obama. of course, boehner had his seg represent, and they put the cigarette in the ashtray away for the picture, but they have not closed the deal on the personal relations, and that's a shame. i think if somebody, instead of sponsoring your breakfast and all, sponsor a...
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talk to john boehner and see what he agreed to. there would be no logical appropriations process with respect to these issues. >> banks. i was wondering who would be among the first of the cabinet secretaries that will be asked to leave the administration. [laughter] >> i will defer to my democratic colleagues. i have some nominations. i don't know what the plan is. usually in most administrations, people kind of offer their resignation and let the president figure out if there's any of them they really got to hang onto. my sense is a lot of the folks have already said they are leaving, so that probably will take place. but that's all i know. >> just to follow-up on that note, given the fiscal cliff and everything going on in the certainty, is there a need to provide some clarity at least on a treasury secretary appointment sooner rather than later. [inaudible] >> how soon, though? >> tomorrow. >> the markets kind of out right now. >> you have to remember the market will now understand on washington you cannot count on washington f
talk to john boehner and see what he agreed to. there would be no logical appropriations process with respect to these issues. >> banks. i was wondering who would be among the first of the cabinet secretaries that will be asked to leave the administration. [laughter] >> i will defer to my democratic colleagues. i have some nominations. i don't know what the plan is. usually in most administrations, people kind of offer their resignation and let the president figure out if there's...
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or can boehner dump cantor? >> guest: i don't think you're going to see speaker boehner dump cantor. i don't think they are the best of friends but they have a close professional relationship. this is a conference that needs the leadership to be working together. in the past there has been discussion of the regard between boehner and cantor but moving forward, there continues to be in the political corner working together as a better solution. the most important thing to watch is that cantor isn't saying much published in -- publicly and at least there's doing that i doubt you will hear about cantor working gets boehner. >> host: gilbert go kentucky, independent caller. >> caller: good morning. it seems to me that cantor goes behind speaker boehner's back. [inaudible] there is a lot of sacred stuff going around in the republican party. they need to be more united and they are not. the american people elected the same people over and over and over. until that stops i don't know how americans are going to move for
or can boehner dump cantor? >> guest: i don't think you're going to see speaker boehner dump cantor. i don't think they are the best of friends but they have a close professional relationship. this is a conference that needs the leadership to be working together. in the past there has been discussion of the regard between boehner and cantor but moving forward, there continues to be in the political corner working together as a better solution. the most important thing to watch is that...
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that means john boehner falling on a grenade. you can do that but when you have eric cantor and kevin mccarthy eager to reach under your bull belly and pull the pin on that grenade it makes it a little bit harder because you're not going to have unified leadership to support this and it will be a very interesting dynamic. what struck me the most about election eve in a related vein was with barack obama said, extraordinarily i thought. i want to sit down with mitt romney to see how we can work together to find that common ground. my guess is that romney did not receive that statement with great enthusiasm and eagerness. he was going through his own period according but after running a campaign that was built around the idea, i will find a common ground and i can reach a common ground obama calls the minutes as says we really need this. we are about to go off the fiscal cliff. would you help me build support for this deal that will have the support of the business community and a supermajority in the senate in a bipartisan way. th
that means john boehner falling on a grenade. you can do that but when you have eric cantor and kevin mccarthy eager to reach under your bull belly and pull the pin on that grenade it makes it a little bit harder because you're not going to have unified leadership to support this and it will be a very interesting dynamic. what struck me the most about election eve in a related vein was with barack obama said, extraordinarily i thought. i want to sit down with mitt romney to see how we can work...
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. >> last week from house speaker john boehner was honored at the u.s. capitol during a portrait unveiling ceremony. the ohio republican served in congress in 1991-2015 and was elected speaker in 2011. we will hear from current house speaker nancy pelosi and other congressional leaders. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the honorable nancy pelosi, speaker of the united states house of representatives. >> good afternoon, u everyone. as speaker of the house it is my official and personal honor to welcome friends house speaker john boehner to the u.s. capitoh on this historic day. the presence of members from both sides ofap the aisle come from both sides of the capital is a testament to the respectes that all have or john, , mr. speaker. we are pleased to welcome two former speakers and we anticipate speaker gingrich was with us and speaker ryan. both of them are here. [applause] and we warmly welcome and extend our gratitude to debbie, the lindsey and tricia, and the entire banner family for sharing john with this congress and with our country. now it i
. >> last week from house speaker john boehner was honored at the u.s. capitol during a portrait unveiling ceremony. the ohio republican served in congress in 1991-2015 and was elected speaker in 2011. we will hear from current house speaker nancy pelosi and other congressional leaders. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the honorable nancy pelosi, speaker of the united states house of representatives. >> good afternoon, u everyone. as speaker of the house it is my official...
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i know the speaker boehner wants a solution. it's our challenge to give him a proposal that meets that criteria. >> thankthanks to both of you vy much for sharing your thoughts on this their controversial sensitive and important topic to you've given me a lot of ammunition. i'm going to go to build an interview congressman goodlatte for my sunday show. this conversation will continue this weekend. i have much more to as asking. thank you very much. [applause] >> today, live on c-span2, the federal reserve ordered governors hold an open meeting with chairman permanently to discuss capital requirements for the nation's largest financial institutions. live coverage gets underway at 9:30 a.m. eastern here on c-span2. >> up next a house homeland security subcommittee hearing on the uses of social media in emergency situations. with examples of such recent events as hurricanes and the and the boston marathon bombings. this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> chairman brooks, ranking member payne, and members of the subcommittee, thank you f
i know the speaker boehner wants a solution. it's our challenge to give him a proposal that meets that criteria. >> thankthanks to both of you vy much for sharing your thoughts on this their controversial sensitive and important topic to you've given me a lot of ammunition. i'm going to go to build an interview congressman goodlatte for my sunday show. this conversation will continue this weekend. i have much more to as asking. thank you very much. [applause] >> today, live on...
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they haven't been hell no to speaker boehner the whole time. to have kind of, they have grown up a little bit in this process. there's a great story of our colleague about allen west who is this tea party favorite in florida, republican, told me when i went down to florida i'm going to hold being his feet to the fire and got your -- >> when you're in florida. >> right. but when he got here things were a lot different. and he was like maybe we shouldn't shut down the government. maybe the united states shouldn't default on its debt. so less of a factor in that way, but more of a factor in the sense that these huge appropriation bills that fund nine federal agencies is being held up because republican leadership has to throw all these in on the payroll tax deal. >> we know some of the four ways leadership bottom off. we know that giving them an extra seat at the leadership table. they got better committees than they typically would. what are some of the subtle art under the table ways leadership has tried to tamp down the tea party? >> speaker bo
they haven't been hell no to speaker boehner the whole time. to have kind of, they have grown up a little bit in this process. there's a great story of our colleague about allen west who is this tea party favorite in florida, republican, told me when i went down to florida i'm going to hold being his feet to the fire and got your -- >> when you're in florida. >> right. but when he got here things were a lot different. and he was like maybe we shouldn't shut down the government....
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boehner's tone was good. but as i said, when you look inside and say, well, we can rely on dynamic scoring or lowering rates significantly and closing loopholes, when you begin to dissect that, it has some problems. but i am hopeful that with the business community's help and with the president's leadership, we can bring republicans around. because i think in his heart speaker boehner wants to get something done. >> alan? >> you talked about -- [inaudible] do you have a strategy on -- [inaudible] are you trying to do that -- [inaudible] >> let me say on the general thrust of your question, i think most of our colleagues on both sides of the aisle would say the senate needs to be fixed, that there are some real things wrong with it in the way it functions. there are going to be a lot of discussions over the next few weeks about that, but i'm not going to comment on any specifics until we have those discussions with our colleagues. and it needs to be done not just for one particular issue, but in general to get
boehner's tone was good. but as i said, when you look inside and say, well, we can rely on dynamic scoring or lowering rates significantly and closing loopholes, when you begin to dissect that, it has some problems. but i am hopeful that with the business community's help and with the president's leadership, we can bring republicans around. because i think in his heart speaker boehner wants to get something done. >> alan? >> you talked about -- [inaudible] do you have a strategy on...
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first for the media and for the constituents of speaker boehner. please ask him why in the world, if there is a majority of members of the house of representatives prepared to reopen the government, why will you not use his authority to put that legislation on the floor? i would just ask everyone to ask all of their constituents -- all of their members of congress to let the house vote. if we let the house vote, this crisis will be done on monday morning. thank you, mr. president. i yield back. i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call:
first for the media and for the constituents of speaker boehner. please ask him why in the world, if there is a majority of members of the house of representatives prepared to reopen the government, why will you not use his authority to put that legislation on the floor? i would just ask everyone to ask all of their constituents -- all of their members of congress to let the house vote. if we let the house vote, this crisis will be done on monday morning. thank you, mr. president. i yield back....
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he's not handing john boehner a victory. in a certain sense he is by elevating him to the power of the presidency, and it appeals to john boehner's ego. but john boehner, you know, he doesn't get a win out of that. obama gets the win, because then he gets to come out and say look what a bipartisan guy i am. i was in the room with these folks, i had a nice conversation, and then i told him he was a jack as, and i threw -- jack ass and threw him out. his inaugural was we're going to reach out to the other side, we're going to try to make things happen, and if things don't happen, then that's their fault. [laughter] thank you for that bipartisanship. he understands the tactic. we ought to be doing it at the same time. hand them victories that mean nothing. it's fine. you can do that and not feel bad about it. the ninth point here is to try and reverse the polarity as fast as possible in a situation. when i was on with piers, he is the host, i'm the guest. within three minutes i was asking piers the questions. that is the way to
he's not handing john boehner a victory. in a certain sense he is by elevating him to the power of the presidency, and it appeals to john boehner's ego. but john boehner, you know, he doesn't get a win out of that. obama gets the win, because then he gets to come out and say look what a bipartisan guy i am. i was in the room with these folks, i had a nice conversation, and then i told him he was a jack as, and i threw -- jack ass and threw him out. his inaugural was we're going to reach out to...
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that's what john boehner, the republican speaker of the house said this spring. but, mr. president, it is now summer. he also said this: "not raising the debt limit would have a serious, serious implication for the worldwide economy and jobs here in america." that's the speaker of the house of representatives. his deputy, eric cantor, agrees. last week canter said, we want to make sure that we avoid default. we want to make sure would this awe avoid going past august 2 without raising the debt ceiling. close quote. my republican counterpart here in the senate, the senior senator from kentucky, said he would support the debt limit as long as congress use the opportunity to do -- quote -- "something really important about the national debt." mr. president, democrats are willing to join with our colleagues from the other side of the aisle to do, as my republican counterpart said, something really important. we've already shown our willingness to make tough decisions for the sake of finding common ground, even if it means drawing the ire of our own political peamplet unfortun
that's what john boehner, the republican speaker of the house said this spring. but, mr. president, it is now summer. he also said this: "not raising the debt limit would have a serious, serious implication for the worldwide economy and jobs here in america." that's the speaker of the house of representatives. his deputy, eric cantor, agrees. last week canter said, we want to make sure that we avoid default. we want to make sure would this awe avoid going past august 2 without...
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boehner was not. he took note of the wave and he could either be crushed by you or surface and so if he did, to the point he became speaker of the house for the minority leader of the freshmen are well aware that he is not of that movement and that tension has also been present throughout the legislative session. >> host: we are talking with robert draper, this is his newest book what we do in the u.s. house of representatives talking about 112 congress. the numbers are on the screen. mr. draper what is the number about alan west plays in the congress? >> guest: equal opportunity offender. west is without question the most famous of the 87 freshmen. he was a tea party sensation before he was every elected because in 2009 he gave his so-called bayonet speech in which he exhorted his audience to pick up their bayonets and charge the enemy to victory. but i say equal opportunity offender because even though he is very much a tea party freshman, i should mention he's from the fort lauderdale florida area.
boehner was not. he took note of the wave and he could either be crushed by you or surface and so if he did, to the point he became speaker of the house for the minority leader of the freshmen are well aware that he is not of that movement and that tension has also been present throughout the legislative session. >> host: we are talking with robert draper, this is his newest book what we do in the u.s. house of representatives talking about 112 congress. the numbers are on the screen. mr....
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boehner's bill and pass it and pass it is not what is going to happen. s and so, we would urge speaker boehner and all of our republican colleagues to sit down and negotiate.t del throwing a hot potato over two s. that won't pass just delaysas things a day and we are simply four days away from one of the worst financial catastropheshes that could face this country, namely for the first time in a 230 year history, a refusal to s pay the debt. and that means that the time for these kinds of political games et over. or speaker boehner is having a rough time getting the posts over there, but my guess is he t will.ak but it won't make a bit ofeit we difference. it will make a darn bit because it's not going to pass this hou house, the senate. it will not pass because the short-term extension risks the same things that no extension in verse, a downgrade from a lackwn of confidence in the market and gridlock. we seem gridlock up to now. t three, four, five, six months from now come to seem gridlock will occur.so our plea we cannot play with this kind of risky f
boehner's bill and pass it and pass it is not what is going to happen. s and so, we would urge speaker boehner and all of our republican colleagues to sit down and negotiate.t del throwing a hot potato over two s. that won't pass just delaysas things a day and we are simply four days away from one of the worst financial catastropheshes that could face this country, namely for the first time in a 230 year history, a refusal to s pay the debt. and that means that the time for these kinds of...
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and so obviously we hope that the president and speaker boehner will bring us that grand bargain by which we can evaluate and address before the end of the year. now, i have frequently said from this podium and back to the people that i represent in indiana that if we don't start with addressing the spending problem, it doesn't matter how much we raise in taxes or revenue, it doesn't matter how much else we do to address our problem if we don't address the out-of-control federal spending, we can't get from here to there. we can't put forward a credible package. it is no secret that over the years without laying the blame on one party or the other, our spending has exceeded our revenues now to the extent that we are plunging into serious debt and serious deficit. over a trillion dollars a year accumulated over just the last four years and a significant amount of money before that. it is unsustainable. whether you're a liberal economist or a conservative economist, whether you're a democrat, republican, or independent, or libertarian, do the math and it's simple math. it's not calculus. it'
and so obviously we hope that the president and speaker boehner will bring us that grand bargain by which we can evaluate and address before the end of the year. now, i have frequently said from this podium and back to the people that i represent in indiana that if we don't start with addressing the spending problem, it doesn't matter how much we raise in taxes or revenue, it doesn't matter how much else we do to address our problem if we don't address the out-of-control federal spending, we...
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if boehner had the ghani's to do it. he seems like a nice guy but a weak guy and i don't get why he wants that job. why do you want to be married to maryland room monroe if you are not married to marilyn monroe? [laughter] why say it if it ain't so. she is going like this. do i have to spell it out for you? last question. >> we are actually at the end of our program ladies and gentlemen. a round of applause for chris matthews. [applause] thank you, thank you very much. [applause] >> i was worth people in business, first of all very few people in government have ever been in business because it's hard. it's easy for an academic, they can leave and come back to their world. it's easy for a lawyer to go into government and then come out. it's hard for a business person. if a small business, it's their business. they have to be there. if they're in a larger corporation and they get knocked off the ladder and they're out. it's very hard to reenter. we have people in business -- i'll admit it. confession is good for the soul m
if boehner had the ghani's to do it. he seems like a nice guy but a weak guy and i don't get why he wants that job. why do you want to be married to maryland room monroe if you are not married to marilyn monroe? [laughter] why say it if it ain't so. she is going like this. do i have to spell it out for you? last question. >> we are actually at the end of our program ladies and gentlemen. a round of applause for chris matthews. [applause] thank you, thank you very much. [applause] >>...
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speaker boehner has shown in many other cases? where's the emotion for workers here who can't get a paycheck who are just praying to god the republicans will vote on that clean c.r. and open up this government? look, we know we have disagreements. that's fine. we're proud of the values that we bring. but it isn't right to shut down the government and cause so much pain . it isn't right. it isn't right to threaten default and havoc in the markets and havoc all across the nation. it isn't right. they're trying to shut down the government, and they might default because they don't like medicare, obamacare, social security, and medicaid. and they're stamping their feet. and they're throwing a tantrum. why are they inflicting so much sufferingen 0 our workers, our families but none on themselves. note -- note to the republicans: you're protecting your pay. give it up during the shutdown. here in the capitol last week, we had a very frightening incident that happened right outside my office. we are so thankful to the capitol police for
speaker boehner has shown in many other cases? where's the emotion for workers here who can't get a paycheck who are just praying to god the republicans will vote on that clean c.r. and open up this government? look, we know we have disagreements. that's fine. we're proud of the values that we bring. but it isn't right to shut down the government and cause so much pain . it isn't right. it isn't right to threaten default and havoc in the markets and havoc all across the nation. it isn't right....
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speaker boehner didn't do that. his would look a trillion dollars better also if he used those numbers. the house approach is honest, it's straightforward and achieves $1 in cuts for every $1 in debt ceiling increase. it allows us to return to the table in a few months to assess our progress, see what's happening in the economy and begin working toward the greater cuts that are needed. senator reid's bill relies on accounting tricks, takes the debt limit off the table until after the election, and exchanges a record $3 trillion in debt hike for only one-third as much in debt cuts. my colleagues on the other side of the aisle signed a letter vowing to defeat the boehner plan. i find this a little shocking, frankly, and surprising. is it the position of the senate democratic majority that $1 trillion in cuts over ten years is all we need to achieve between now and 2013? is it their view that a dollar in cuts for every dollar in debt limit increase is too steep? or is it a political effort to protect the president by p
speaker boehner didn't do that. his would look a trillion dollars better also if he used those numbers. the house approach is honest, it's straightforward and achieves $1 in cuts for every $1 in debt ceiling increase. it allows us to return to the table in a few months to assess our progress, see what's happening in the economy and begin working toward the greater cuts that are needed. senator reid's bill relies on accounting tricks, takes the debt limit off the table until after the election,...
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the fact that it was the claimed the president didn't know who john boehner was considering the majority of you have seen photos and the president of only those have both played golf with him that it's pretty simple and pretty basic. it would be super easy to fact check and there are numerous mistakes but i am not going to waste my time or th the countrys time going page by page talking about a book that is complete fantasy and full of tabloid gossip because it is sad, pathetic, and our administration is focus is going to be moving the country forward. >> [inaudible] did the president's lawyers share the idea that this is a prior restraint? >> i'm not sure about the specific details between the president and his personal attorneys but i would refer you to questions regarding that matter. >> other prior restraints such as the one that is commonplace to ask >> they believe in the first amendment as we said before, the president also believes in making sure that information is accurate before pushing it out as a fact when it's certainly had clearly not. >> what is the president's reaction f
the fact that it was the claimed the president didn't know who john boehner was considering the majority of you have seen photos and the president of only those have both played golf with him that it's pretty simple and pretty basic. it would be super easy to fact check and there are numerous mistakes but i am not going to waste my time or th the countrys time going page by page talking about a book that is complete fantasy and full of tabloid gossip because it is sad, pathetic, and our...
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speaker boehner does not do that. his numbers are far more accurate and honest and realistic, really the only way to properly account for them. another thing i would just point out is when you talk about spending and how you account for it, you have to know what the baseline is. one reason this country is broke and is in financial crisis is because we claim we're cutting spending when we're increasing spending. the way it works is, the congressional budget office produces an assumption that we will increase spend at the rate of inflation or some other rate over a period of years. and then if you reduce that rate of increase a little bit, politicians claim they've made savings, they've cut spending. but spending is not cutting. spending is still going up. and there are various baselines out there about how to calculate this and it's very significant over ten and even more so over 20 years. so you hear people saying we're cutting spending. under this plan that they're going to cut -- speaker boehner or senator reid, eit
speaker boehner does not do that. his numbers are far more accurate and honest and realistic, really the only way to properly account for them. another thing i would just point out is when you talk about spending and how you account for it, you have to know what the baseline is. one reason this country is broke and is in financial crisis is because we claim we're cutting spending when we're increasing spending. the way it works is, the congressional budget office produces an assumption that we...
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can you comment on any sort of moderate organization to help boehner in the house? >> well, norm mentioned earlier the, you know, a couple moderates that got elected, but the number of -- what were there, 44 or something blue dog, and rahm emanuel did a brilliant job of recruiting many house, purportedly moderate democrats who were elect inside 2006 and 2008. they're almost all gone. and, you know, the rules of the house tend to give control to the leadership of the majority party as long as it has a sufficient majority and cohesiveness within its caucus or conference. and i think, um, you know, on some substantive issues as norm suggested, there can be some problems. and i'm not sure that boehner has committed himself as strongly as speaker dennis hastert did to the idea that you can't -- he won't bring forward anything that's not supported by a majority in the majority party. but he hasn't brought many things forward like that, and i don't sense him, you know, look -- there just aren't many moderate democrats, and there's some republicans that are open to some of
can you comment on any sort of moderate organization to help boehner in the house? >> well, norm mentioned earlier the, you know, a couple moderates that got elected, but the number of -- what were there, 44 or something blue dog, and rahm emanuel did a brilliant job of recruiting many house, purportedly moderate democrats who were elect inside 2006 and 2008. they're almost all gone. and, you know, the rules of the house tend to give control to the leadership of the majority party as long...
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so i am asking speaker boehner don't point this out, don't stop there. too many people in america have been waiting for far too long to end this blatant discrimination against people because of their gender identity or sexual orientation. we just passed the americans with disabilities act in 1990 and the first president bush signed it into law and let the shameful walls of discrimination come tumbling down. that is true in terms of people with disabilities and true in terms of art transgendered, bisexual brothers and sisters of america. if these walls come down. speaker boehner brought this bill to the floor. senator baldwin. >> thank you. i want to just say that what we have seen is such a restatement of basic american values of freedom and fairness and opportunity. and for folks like myself in the lbgt community, the opportunity to be judged in the workplace by skills and qualifications, it is an important pronouncement for this nation and i have talked about the impact of passing laws and this includes symbolic impact and they say that something is wr
so i am asking speaker boehner don't point this out, don't stop there. too many people in america have been waiting for far too long to end this blatant discrimination against people because of their gender identity or sexual orientation. we just passed the americans with disabilities act in 1990 and the first president bush signed it into law and let the shameful walls of discrimination come tumbling down. that is true in terms of people with disabilities and true in terms of art...
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i went to john boehner and he talked to the ranking member but it didn't make any difference. he said they can't kill you but he can say that you are done. changes i received very little attention from scholars but almost all of the moderates i talked to spoke at length the members said the job became increasingly can't controversial. another set every day going out is grueling and exhausting and corrosive. one member said it's not fun anymore. it should be pleasant they're saying they have such intense feelings it's not very good or healthy for the public. one of my favorite stories came from a moderate member who found himself in the elevator with a conservative republican colleague his colleague said you're one of those moderate middle-of-the-road types and he said yes, identify as a moderate and he said there's two things that belong in the middle-of-the-road, yellow lining dead skunks. they see a increasingly hostile environment. the far cry from the notion that the most coveted position is one hotel by the medium legislator. these are less likely to run for and remain a
i went to john boehner and he talked to the ranking member but it didn't make any difference. he said they can't kill you but he can say that you are done. changes i received very little attention from scholars but almost all of the moderates i talked to spoke at length the members said the job became increasingly can't controversial. another set every day going out is grueling and exhausting and corrosive. one member said it's not fun anymore. it should be pleasant they're saying they have...
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to speak or boehner have the vote for his proposal? >> guest: the real question will be to suppress and have the votes. the speaker put it out in terms of entitlements to not be part of it and i'll do in private will tell you they understand the strength and the deficit 90s and the thing for medicare, medicaid and long-term social security. the mere fact were discussing those things is good. in terms of the votes, if it's going to be a deal they will be those from both sides. reality is -- these two guys come in the president and the speaker had so with one another before. they came to a huge deal during the lame-duck section in 2012. they came to another big deal about shutting down the government in april 2011, cutting discretionary spending the billions of dollars. he came to another in the debt ceiling deal as well which is a $2.2 trillion long-term deduction in exchange for an increase in the debt ceiling. they need to take it to another level. this is a bigger, more complex problem and it's the beginning of a series of negotiatio
to speak or boehner have the vote for his proposal? >> guest: the real question will be to suppress and have the votes. the speaker put it out in terms of entitlements to not be part of it and i'll do in private will tell you they understand the strength and the deficit 90s and the thing for medicare, medicaid and long-term social security. the mere fact were discussing those things is good. in terms of the votes, if it's going to be a deal they will be those from both sides. reality is...
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and the speaker said his for the soda boehner but we never got a vote on it. the president did say you'll have a vote and it will be on the floor. i'm hoping they put it on the floor. there will be negotiations, and the speaker to get a group of informal republicans to get a grip on it. president trump after the meeting asked to call because he's working on piece of legislation and i asked, can you tell me what you have in mind because dream act and some people want to put voter security. to me that's a nonnegotiable thing. if you equate a wall to a 14th century solution to border security, then you don't understand the border. so the president said when we met, he said the dreamer, strong border security in the wall we can talk about. the next day they called amnesty -- a former employee and he said we need a wall. the question is can we get to some part of the treatment to sensible border security. >> one question i asked is what to other countries with their train kids, they don't have it. because, you can't do this in other countries. in 2005, your first y
and the speaker said his for the soda boehner but we never got a vote on it. the president did say you'll have a vote and it will be on the floor. i'm hoping they put it on the floor. there will be negotiations, and the speaker to get a group of informal republicans to get a grip on it. president trump after the meeting asked to call because he's working on piece of legislation and i asked, can you tell me what you have in mind because dream act and some people want to put voter security. to me...
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if it passes tomorrow the boehner rule wouldn't not apply any more. there is a couple of things that guided the republicans in the last two years, or the last decade and that raises the flags for me. but i think it's not republicans that are looking for relevance. i think it's washington as a whole looking for relevance. we're running trillion dollar deficits. and for what would be the fifth straight year and the reality is s&p is downgraded us. they have sent the downgrade possibility sent notice. and we're still acting as if it's still 1995 or 2000 where we aren't running trillion dollar deficits. and but -- i hope it's not the case, but if in the meantime with all of these games as we move around the messaging and try to figure out resequencing and everything. if moon anies follows through the threat that america is not a credit rating -- worthy of aaa credit rating. that's the serious reality. you have the political reality and the economic real fip i hope it doesn't happen. i don't know how long question continue 0 to go on. i don't think we have
if it passes tomorrow the boehner rule wouldn't not apply any more. there is a couple of things that guided the republicans in the last two years, or the last decade and that raises the flags for me. but i think it's not republicans that are looking for relevance. i think it's washington as a whole looking for relevance. we're running trillion dollar deficits. and for what would be the fifth straight year and the reality is s&p is downgraded us. they have sent the downgrade possibility sent...
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. >> majority leader mccarthy and florida congressmen webster are looking to replace speaker boehner. >> good morning. to improve access to care in incarceration at this time silents yourself over leave them now because we and courage during social immediate use the #mental health. there are record runs around the room. if you have a question you to also submit my question anytime and use the #. if you haven't already we encourage you to download the national altered alive with the events schedule as well as today's speaker and underwriter in the woods above to have you fill that out. >> we will have a robust discussion of mental health reform and is to be suffering from serious mental illness that results in homelessness homelessness ad in homelessness and incarceration at the state and federal level recognition that effective meant when dash mental health care is a cost driver. but our conversation will focus on what policy changes are needed for the access to mental health services. >> bay was a dove for a moderated discussion with "the national journal" staff correspondent. >> but
. >> majority leader mccarthy and florida congressmen webster are looking to replace speaker boehner. >> good morning. to improve access to care in incarceration at this time silents yourself over leave them now because we and courage during social immediate use the #mental health. there are record runs around the room. if you have a question you to also submit my question anytime and use the #. if you haven't already we encourage you to download the national altered alive with the...
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now, for those folks who don't get in speaker boehner has opened up the west front. there will be a jumbotron outside the that is a ticketed event. so citizens just can't walk to the west front and expect to get in and watch the speech on the jumbotron. i would suggest to citizens who have a desire to do that, you might want to call your member of congress. i'm not quite sure have a ticketed event goes but i assume it might be like inauguration that you just call your member of card and see if you can get a ticket and try to get there. yes? [inaudible] >> i have no idea. i think they are still working through that. all i know is it's going to be limited. i mean, limited to what the capacity is and limited by basically limited by just the sheer numbers that will be there. i don't have any intelligence on the exact number but just think if you covered the state of virginia are covered a head of state, a head of state speech and given to the gallery in our seating area you know how long the rows are and how sort of many bench seats there are. just go based on that. so t
now, for those folks who don't get in speaker boehner has opened up the west front. there will be a jumbotron outside the that is a ticketed event. so citizens just can't walk to the west front and expect to get in and watch the speech on the jumbotron. i would suggest to citizens who have a desire to do that, you might want to call your member of congress. i'm not quite sure have a ticketed event goes but i assume it might be like inauguration that you just call your member of card and see if...
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speaker boehner says they are not filing frivolous lawsuits, and he doesn't want to repeal the civil rights law for those people. good. but then why does he think that the lgbt community is going to file affirmative rust lawsuits? i have to say evidence shows that what essaying is false. the speaker ignores the fact that the government accountability office issued a recent report showing that in the 22 states that ban sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace -- quote -- "there were relatively few employment discrimination complaints based on sexual orientation and gender identity filed." unquote. so, in other words, there is not a problem with frivolous lawsuits being filed by the lgbt community in the states that have protective laws. that's because lgbt americans are woven into the fabric of our workplaces, our communities and every other facet of our american life. so this bill is about granting them the just and fair protections they deserve so that they can live their lives and contribute to our economy without fear of losing their jobs because of who they are or whom
speaker boehner says they are not filing frivolous lawsuits, and he doesn't want to repeal the civil rights law for those people. good. but then why does he think that the lgbt community is going to file affirmative rust lawsuits? i have to say evidence shows that what essaying is false. the speaker ignores the fact that the government accountability office issued a recent report showing that in the 22 states that ban sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace -- quote -- "there...
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john boehner does not have a mandate from the women across the country. the war is out of country our country's values. we are here today and every day to make sure that john boehner here is as loud and clear. let's make some allies. -- some noise. if you wrote a book to get here -- rose eight -- run a bus to get here, and make some noise. if you are under 30 years old, and make some always. -- make some noise. but this is the first day you are mad as hell, make some of noise. if you are part of his pro- choice nation, make some noise. many of them could not be with us today. each of you hold the power to persuade these elected officials to stand with us. and activist from march massachusetts could not be here. she said you have to tell them your story. you represent at least 100 voices that cannot be with us today. i stand on your shoulders. if you are pro-choice america. together we fight, today, tomorrow, every day until we and this war on women. [shares] cheers] >> please welcome chuck schumer. [cheers] >> hello. i am a graduate student at syracuse un
john boehner does not have a mandate from the women across the country. the war is out of country our country's values. we are here today and every day to make sure that john boehner here is as loud and clear. let's make some allies. -- some noise. if you wrote a book to get here -- rose eight -- run a bus to get here, and make some noise. if you are under 30 years old, and make some always. -- make some noise. but this is the first day you are mad as hell, make some of noise. if you are part...
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the first is that the -- the plan that came from the house last night, the boehner plan, it requires the second half of the debt ceiling to be lifted only if a balanced budget amendment is passed and sent out to the states. in other words, it puts a two-thirds vote of each chamber basically on the process six months from now. what that does is it says to our nation that we are going to be in continuous debate over this issue the next six months, facing a two-thirds vote that's very unlikely to happen, so this crisis is going to not end, not on august 2, not on august 3, not on august 4, not for six months into the future, and then it's not going to end because we're not going to have a two-thirds vote. it sends exactly the wrong message to our business community, which is waiting for a sense of stability that we are through this moment. it sends the wrong message to the international world that it's looking at the question of whether they are going to buy treasury bills. it sends the wrong message in regards to our reputation in the world. this plan of continuing the crisis for six m
the first is that the -- the plan that came from the house last night, the boehner plan, it requires the second half of the debt ceiling to be lifted only if a balanced budget amendment is passed and sent out to the states. in other words, it puts a two-thirds vote of each chamber basically on the process six months from now. what that does is it says to our nation that we are going to be in continuous debate over this issue the next six months, facing a two-thirds vote that's very unlikely to...
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host: anymore fallout from those that oppose speaker boehner for a third term? guest: we saw through members almost immediately removed from the rules committee. that makes sense, because i committee is really what decides what makes it to the floor of the house. whether we see any retribution against others who were actively pushing for this, we will have to wait and see. i believe there is a desire amongst allies of the speaker to do something __ whether it is to shrink their budgets, or anything else. the problem is that only amplifies it more. then, they can go back to the district, to tea party backers, and say, i'm now the face of those who are embodied to the speaker. you do not necessarily want to do that. you want to ignore them and discount them as much as possible. that may be why the speaker is completely holding off. host: are there any rumblings like that over in the senate side? aagainst majority leader mitch mcconnell? guest: no. certainly not yet at least. there may be republican senators who stand in the way of certain pieces. that would behoov
host: anymore fallout from those that oppose speaker boehner for a third term? guest: we saw through members almost immediately removed from the rules committee. that makes sense, because i committee is really what decides what makes it to the floor of the house. whether we see any retribution against others who were actively pushing for this, we will have to wait and see. i believe there is a desire amongst allies of the speaker to do something __ whether it is to shrink their budgets, or...
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yesterday john boehner was speaker of the house [applause]. you all come to town and somehow that all changes. [applause]. my only request is can you come are often? tony we need to schedule these weekly, once all week. listen, every one of us, we know that our country is in crisis. we know that this is not a typical time in politics. we are bankrupting our kids and grandkids. our constitutional rights are under sold each and every day from washington. america is receiving leadership in the world it is making the world a much more dangerous time. i want to come to you this morning with a word of hope and encouragement, all across this country the american people are waking up, and i will tell you today, help is on the way. [applause]. so i want to ask everyone here to look forward, look forward to january 2017. if i am elected president let me tell you what i intend to do on the first and office, the first thing i intend to do is rescind every single illegal and unconstitutional executive action. [applause]. the president tells us he has a pho
yesterday john boehner was speaker of the house [applause]. you all come to town and somehow that all changes. [applause]. my only request is can you come are often? tony we need to schedule these weekly, once all week. listen, every one of us, we know that our country is in crisis. we know that this is not a typical time in politics. we are bankrupting our kids and grandkids. our constitutional rights are under sold each and every day from washington. america is receiving leadership in the...
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came up to me and speaker boehner said to me you were a prosecutor, right? i said yes and he said you are 20 years in the federal system than i said yes. he said you will be one of the designated prosecutors in case someone has an ethics issue and you're going to be one of the ones we are going to use and they walked away. as he walked away a spot about it. i thought i hope it never happens. regardless of the honor was the second thing was about the privilege it is to be in this house. republican and democrat we have a the great privilege of serving the united states house of representatives for it with that privilege comes great responsibility to abide by the rules of this institution which are in place so we may best serve our constituents and our country. there is no joy in bringing this action today to my colleague and friend stated and no joy bringing action to the floor but i appreciate the bipartisan work done by the members who served on the subcommittee. moreover i applaud the diligence of the nonpartisan staff members who work tirelessly throughout
came up to me and speaker boehner said to me you were a prosecutor, right? i said yes and he said you are 20 years in the federal system than i said yes. he said you will be one of the designated prosecutors in case someone has an ethics issue and you're going to be one of the ones we are going to use and they walked away. as he walked away a spot about it. i thought i hope it never happens. regardless of the honor was the second thing was about the privilege it is to be in this house....
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especially when john boehner becomes a rock star. so there are, the committees in congress and you knowthem, you are than in passing, the intelligence committee, committee on foreign relations . the transportation infrastructure, or in affairs but they go on and on and whether or not, hi. there are a committees and b committee.a committees are the stellar committees, that's life south beach's hottest club that you want to try to get on but you got the big bouncer with the velvet rope won't let you in. a committees are committees like energy , and i'm having a total brain. [bleep] here. ways and means, thank you. ways and means is the best committee to get on because you control what affects everybody in theunited states , tax policy. so if you're affecting tax policy, there's a whole lot of vested interest. i'm going to try to keep this as tight as possible. vested interest meaning where the government inserts itself with the introduction of lobbyists. lobbyists are bad people, the only reason lobbyists exist is because government is
especially when john boehner becomes a rock star. so there are, the committees in congress and you knowthem, you are than in passing, the intelligence committee, committee on foreign relations . the transportation infrastructure, or in affairs but they go on and on and whether or not, hi. there are a committees and b committee.a committees are the stellar committees, that's life south beach's hottest club that you want to try to get on but you got the big bouncer with the velvet rope won't let...
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this was not that [inaudible] -- >> why did john boehner not bring it to the floor? >> because it would not have passed. >> we all know what members say in public and we all know what the media likes to write and we all definitely know how the other side knows us better that we know ourselves but i'm telling you the whip count was not there. it just was not. >> agree to disagree. >> [inaudible] you're saying the whip count among republicans that goes to the bigger point to the bill was making. based on this exchange hub was out here in terms of the house and what you are seeing about the house being an impediment structurally itself. this is such a good example of how that plays out. if you take various points that there is just not involvement by enough members who put on the issue and could represent their constituencies were being represented that this was an elite effort that came down from the senate and that simply cannot work in the house how do you make sense of that in terms of what would be a better way to function so that cannot -- the inscription on the t
this was not that [inaudible] -- >> why did john boehner not bring it to the floor? >> because it would not have passed. >> we all know what members say in public and we all know what the media likes to write and we all definitely know how the other side knows us better that we know ourselves but i'm telling you the whip count was not there. it just was not. >> agree to disagree. >> [inaudible] you're saying the whip count among republicans that goes to the bigger...
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now we'll wait for speaker boehner to speak. >> i'm john boehner. i serve as speaker of the whole house, of the members of both parties that you elect. these are difficult times in the life of our nation. millions are looking for work and have been for some time. the spending binge going on in washington is a big part of the reason why. before i served in congress i ran a small business in ohio. i was amazed how different washington, d.c. operated than every other business in america. most american businesses make the hard choices to pay their bills, live within their means, in washington, more spending and more debt is business as usual. i've got news for washington. those days are over. president obama came to congress in january and requested business as usual. he had another routine increase in the national debt, but we in the house said, not so fast. here was a president asking for the largest debt increase in american history on the heels of the largest spending binge in american history. and here's what we got for that massive spending binge.
now we'll wait for speaker boehner to speak. >> i'm john boehner. i serve as speaker of the whole house, of the members of both parties that you elect. these are difficult times in the life of our nation. millions are looking for work and have been for some time. the spending binge going on in washington is a big part of the reason why. before i served in congress i ran a small business in ohio. i was amazed how different washington, d.c. operated than every other business in america....
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i would like to say i do support john boehner. there hasn't been a budget passed since the administration has been in office and i would also like to comment on the affordable health care act. we modeled after countries that already have naturalized health care and i agreed we needed to do something about of the health care in america because they carried the pharmaceutical companies as europe and canada set prices on the pharmaceuticals where we have to pay a lot for the pharmaceuticals to cover the research and everything to bring those drugs to the public. .. it is just not sustainable. >> host: cathy, is calling on the independent line. cathy is in crandall, georgia. cathy, good afternoon to you. hello. yes, thank you for hearing me. i don't understand why they say this is democracy yet john boehner won't let the majority rule. if he is not going to do his job, he should step down and let somebody in there that will do his job. they made it clear they have enough votes to reopen the government. i'm on social security. my husba
i would like to say i do support john boehner. there hasn't been a budget passed since the administration has been in office and i would also like to comment on the affordable health care act. we modeled after countries that already have naturalized health care and i agreed we needed to do something about of the health care in america because they carried the pharmaceutical companies as europe and canada set prices on the pharmaceuticals where we have to pay a lot for the pharmaceuticals to...
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>> of course, we want work in a bipartisan basis to we are encouraged that speaker boehner has specifically stated that he believes that comprehensive immigration reform is an issue that should be taken up by the house of representatives and the legislation passed by the president. we stand ready. we have finished our work and we have made significant progress sitting down with our colleagues in the house, both republicans and democrats, we will be sitting down with the president of the united states we can expedite this process. there is opposition in the senate to comprehensive immigration reform and there is some competition in the house. but i am confident the majority of both houses led by the president of united states who made this a major campaign issue, that we will succeed. but we are going to get everybody on board. >> [inaudible question] >> [inaudible question] >> let me call him john. well, one, as i have stated before the election, the republican party is losing the support of our hispanic citizens. we realize that in many issues in which we think we are in agreement with our
>> of course, we want work in a bipartisan basis to we are encouraged that speaker boehner has specifically stated that he believes that comprehensive immigration reform is an issue that should be taken up by the house of representatives and the legislation passed by the president. we stand ready. we have finished our work and we have made significant progress sitting down with our colleagues in the house, both republicans and democrats, we will be sitting down with the president of the...
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especially when john boehner becomes a rock star. there are -- committees in congress -- you know them, you've heard them, the intelligence committee, committee on foreign relations, the transportation infrastructure, foreign affairs, budget, they good on and on. -- they go on and on, and whether or not -- what is that? hi. -- there are a committees and b committees. a committees are to the stellar committees. like south beach's hottest club you want to get on but you have the big bouncer with the red velvet rope that won't let you. in ''aye committees are committees like energy and -- i'm having a brain fart -- ways and means. ways and minneapoliss the best committee to get on because you control what affects everybody in the united states, tax policy. so, if you're effecting tax policy, there's a whole lot of vested interests. if vested interests meaning where the government inserts itself, the introduction of lobbyists. lobbyists aren't bad people. the only reason they exist is because government is in an industry. government is i
especially when john boehner becomes a rock star. there are -- committees in congress -- you know them, you've heard them, the intelligence committee, committee on foreign relations, the transportation infrastructure, foreign affairs, budget, they good on and on. -- they go on and on, and whether or not -- what is that? hi. -- there are a committees and b committees. a committees are to the stellar committees. like south beach's hottest club you want to get on but you have the big bouncer with...
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we are going out to house speaker boehner swearing in members of the house. right now the house is taking the first votes of the session including a vote on the rules for the house, so this market is taking a break. they are expected back shortly about five minutes from now. we will continue our live coverage of speaker boehner right here when he continues. after six terms in the house he became a senator today. we spoke with him on this morning's washington journal. >>> we are going across the capitol this morning to the result rotunda where we are joined by senator jeff blake of the house now crossing over to the senate. since you are not new, excuse me, senator, let's get right to it. you voted no two days ago on the fiscal cliff agreement when it comes to raising the debt ceiling in a month or so. what will be your vote? >> i think we have to use every avenue that we have to drive home the point that we are overspending. there is no bigger issue, no bigger issue right now and the overspending that we are doing and the effect of the debt and deficit on the
we are going out to house speaker boehner swearing in members of the house. right now the house is taking the first votes of the session including a vote on the rules for the house, so this market is taking a break. they are expected back shortly about five minutes from now. we will continue our live coverage of speaker boehner right here when he continues. after six terms in the house he became a senator today. we spoke with him on this morning's washington journal. >>> we are going...
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this is why i'm optimistic about john boehner is that john boehner was one of the chief architects of no child left behind it and granted that has fall but he sat down with a democrat. he set down with ted kennedy and made this happen. so i think speaker boehner's instinct is to reach across the aisle and try to find some common ground. house of representatives take marthmore of your calls talkingh representative tim ryan of ohio. mike, republican, go ahead therefore hello, mr. ryan. >> guest: hi, mike. >> caller: i've been a republican longtime. i consider myself reasonable, and i've got to tell you i'm not a republican anymore. i think this crisis is nonsense. i've watched c-span at of actually watched patty murray in the senate and house members practically begging the republicans to go to conference. now, i don't know, they seem to not want to go to conference all these times as i've watched it and billy thing i can think is that maybe they want to push us to a crisis point so that they can cut entitlements to make it, with cutting those loopholes. simpson-bowles, everybody smart
this is why i'm optimistic about john boehner is that john boehner was one of the chief architects of no child left behind it and granted that has fall but he sat down with a democrat. he set down with ted kennedy and made this happen. so i think speaker boehner's instinct is to reach across the aisle and try to find some common ground. house of representatives take marthmore of your calls talkingh representative tim ryan of ohio. mike, republican, go ahead therefore hello, mr. ryan. >>...
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speaker boehner did see that too. he saw the debt ceiling is a moment in which they could extract a germanic concession from the demand democratic. he played the tea party freshman as a bargaining chip. there were examples of him explicitly saying that i have a bunch of hot leather guys over there. they're going to let him default, and if you really want us to vote for this, you have to give us some things. now, this was explicit or invited talks with eric cantor. during the by the talks, when they're discussing revenue increases, kantor says that that is not something that we are prepared to do at all. then vice president biden says what do we get out of it and eric cantor says you have to vote on the debt ceiling. i know that might not sound like much, but the fact is we have a lot of members who feel like failing to raise the debt ceiling is exactly what we need. then kantor says, we are working to educate our guys. >> eric from pennsylvania. please go ahead with your question or comment for robert draper. caller:
speaker boehner did see that too. he saw the debt ceiling is a moment in which they could extract a germanic concession from the demand democratic. he played the tea party freshman as a bargaining chip. there were examples of him explicitly saying that i have a bunch of hot leather guys over there. they're going to let him default, and if you really want us to vote for this, you have to give us some things. now, this was explicit or invited talks with eric cantor. during the by the talks, when...